Koy Sanjaq Christian Neo-Aramaic (native name: ܣܘܪܬ, romanized: Sûrat) is a variety of Northeastern Neo-Aramaic spoken by Christian Assyrians in Koy Sanjaq in the Erbil Governorate, Iraq. Koy Sanjaq Jewish Neo-Aramaic is a separate variety spoken by Jews in the same town.[2]
| Koy Sanjaq Surat | |
|---|---|
| ܣܘܪܬ Sûrat | |
| Native to | Iraq |
| Region | Koy Sanjaq and Armota in Erbil Governorate |
Native speakers | (800 cited 1995)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kqd |
| Glottolog | koys1242 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Koy Sanjaq Surat at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Mutzafi, Hezy (2004). "Features of the Verbal System in theكل خرة Christian Neo-Aramaic Dialect of Koy Sanjaq and Their Areal Parallels". Journal of the American Oriental Society. 124 (2): 249–264. doi:10.2307/4132214. ISSN 0003-0279. JSTOR 4132214.